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bob mcdonnell's defense is partisan. will other republicans in virginia and around the country line up with him? will they continue to stay out of it? or will they walk to see the prosecution pursued. watch this space? >> i'm here to tell you right off the bat, i am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing, i intend to stay on the job, and i will fight this thing every step of the way. i will fight, i will fight, i will fight until i take my last breath. i have done nothing wrong. >> got lots to get to tonight, including again as i mentioned this developing story i think we're going to be able to bring you in a moment about new fbi interviews tonight in new jersey, in the abuse of power investigation in that state. stay with us. hey guys! sorry we're late. did you run into traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? yea. yea, of course. ♪ [ sportscast
bob mcdonnell's defense is partisan. will other republicans in virginia and around the country line up with him? will they continue to stay out of it? or will they walk to see the prosecution pursued. watch this space? >> i'm here to tell you right off the bat, i am not guilty of any criminal wrongdoing, i intend to stay on the job, and i will fight this thing every step of the way. i will fight, i will fight, i will fight until i take my last breath. i have done nothing wrong. >>...
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. >> let's dig deeper into the bob mcdonnell indictment. we bring in nbc's casey hunt into our studio. great to see you. >> great to see you. >> we are always on remote, now we're here together, which is nice. listen, first break down what's going on and what's next for the former governor. before we get into some of the larger fall from grace issues, what is he specifically dealing with? >> so this is a 14-count indictment and they are corruption charges, they allege he accepted gifts, luxury travel, golf fees, a rolex from johnny williams, who is the head of a company called star scientific. they have a drug that, you know, mcdonnell hosted an event for as part of his governorship, and williams has been granted immunity in this case. together, he and his wife are facing up to 30 years in prison. >> williams supposedly giving the federal government information on the relationship and whether mcdonnell helped him with his business in exchange for these gifts. >> right. the indictment is detailed and the information they have, e-mails with t
. >> let's dig deeper into the bob mcdonnell indictment. we bring in nbc's casey hunt into our studio. great to see you. >> great to see you. >> we are always on remote, now we're here together, which is nice. listen, first break down what's going on and what's next for the former governor. before we get into some of the larger fall from grace issues, what is he specifically dealing with? >> so this is a 14-count indictment and they are corruption charges, they allege he...
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one of them, former virginia governor bob mcdonnell indicted along with his wife. now the other, sitting new jersey governor chris christie. he is not facing charges of any kind, but he clearly begins the first full day of his second term in a battle for his political future. let's start with virginia where bob mcdonnell and his wife have been indicted on corruption charges by a federal grand jury. they are facing decades in jail for accepting more than $140,000 in loans and gifts. mcdonnell yesterday owned up to accepting the gifts but called the charges, "unjust overreach." >> while i deeply regret accepting these legal gifts and loans from mr. williams, all of these now have been returned or repaid with interest. i have apologized for my poor judgment, and i accept full responsibility for accepting these legal gifts and loans. however, i repeat again emphatically that i did nothing illegal. >> meantime, in new jersey, chris christie was sporn into office yesterday amid a state investigation of lane closures at the george washington bridge and new questions about
one of them, former virginia governor bob mcdonnell indicted along with his wife. now the other, sitting new jersey governor chris christie. he is not facing charges of any kind, but he clearly begins the first full day of his second term in a battle for his political future. let's start with virginia where bob mcdonnell and his wife have been indicted on corruption charges by a federal grand jury. they are facing decades in jail for accepting more than $140,000 in loans and gifts. mcdonnell...
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but the sad part for me was, bob mcdonnell was a good governor for the state of virginia. he had done some very good things on the environment and transportation. some very good things -- >> on transvaginal ultrasounds. >> that's a different story, altogether. >> yes. >> the fact of the matter, what he implemented, that was a legislati legislative initiative. to have that crazy approach to being in governance is very upsetting and disappointing. >> i hear you on those points, chairman, in terms of being overwhelmed with -- one can only call it agreed. that was at the base of it, ryan. johnny williams is also a character worth talking a moment about, ryan, in so far as, what did this guy get? he was at the beck and call of the governor and his wife. he donated over $100,000 in corporate jet travel alone after the campaign was over. from what i can gather, what he got from the governor amounted to sort of passing endorsements. i will read one anecdote from march 21st of 2012. he told the secretary of administration and one of her staff members, that it has beneficial health
but the sad part for me was, bob mcdonnell was a good governor for the state of virginia. he had done some very good things on the environment and transportation. some very good things -- >> on transvaginal ultrasounds. >> that's a different story, altogether. >> yes. >> the fact of the matter, what he implemented, that was a legislati legislative initiative. to have that crazy approach to being in governance is very upsetting and disappointing. >> i hear you on...
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bobby jindhal in 2009, bob mcdonnell in 2010, marco rubio. you have an equal chance of being picked to run for vice president or being indicted. >> as you realize by now it's a kiss of death. the republicans have a big address. it's one of the great set pieces of american politics each year. and then the response is flat and there's no audience. i think it would be a lot better if they took this super bowl halftime show and then at least had some entertainment piece of it. because the whole sort of governor's mansion fake oval office scenario is death for these people. marco rubio reaching for the wat water. the rubio experience points out just kind of how hopeless a task it is. but i want to go back to that list of the tea party responders, starting in 2011. we have michelle bachmann up there. herman cane, rand paul. now it's going to be mike lee. and josh, only two of those people have a political career left at this point. that's also kind of a road to nowhere doing that tea party response. >> yeah, lawrence, it just underscoring the real
bobby jindhal in 2009, bob mcdonnell in 2010, marco rubio. you have an equal chance of being picked to run for vice president or being indicted. >> as you realize by now it's a kiss of death. the republicans have a big address. it's one of the great set pieces of american politics each year. and then the response is flat and there's no audience. i think it would be a lot better if they took this super bowl halftime show and then at least had some entertainment piece of it. because the...
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but the mcdonnell scandal knocked bob mcdonnell out of the running for president long, long before he was indicted today. so team christie is still number one when it comes to republican political scandals. and they continued to emphasize that by hiring some of the best criminal defense lawyers in the country to protect them. the latest high profile hire is former secretary of homeland committee michael chertoff who once was the u.s. attorney for the district of new jersey and newark. if you're in trouble in new jersey or anywhere else in america, you can't get better representation than michael chertoff. and now chris christie's favorite chairman of the port authority, david samson has michael chertoff representing him. chris christie's new team of the best and the brightest defense lawyers, headed by a former federal prosecutor will not be able to help chris christie with voters, who in a new quinnipiac poll out today are turning against him. in a hypothetical 2016 theoretical match against hillary clinton, mrs. clinton beats chris christie now 46% to 38%. a big change from the dece
but the mcdonnell scandal knocked bob mcdonnell out of the running for president long, long before he was indicted today. so team christie is still number one when it comes to republican political scandals. and they continued to emphasize that by hiring some of the best criminal defense lawyers in the country to protect them. the latest high profile hire is former secretary of homeland committee michael chertoff who once was the u.s. attorney for the district of new jersey and newark. if you're...
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bob mcdonnell about to speak at any moment about the charges against him and his wife. >>> other breaking news tonight, snow slamming the northeast and the mid midwest. if you thought the last big storm was bad, what's about to hit is much, much worse. up to a foot of snow is expected in some areas of rhode island and massachusetts tonight. 8 to 10 inches right here in new york city. governors across the northeast have the already declared states of emergency. and we'll get to the that story in a moment. we're going to get now to the former governor of virginia. let's listen. >> i am here with my wife, maureen and my daughter kalin and my son-in-law chris. i appreciate this opportunity to address the people of virginia here tonight. i come before you this evening as someone who has been falsely and wrongfully accused and whose public service has been wrongfully attacked. earlier today, federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against me and my wife maureen alleging that we violated federal law by accepting gifts and loans from johnny williams, the former ceo of star scientific. while i
bob mcdonnell about to speak at any moment about the charges against him and his wife. >>> other breaking news tonight, snow slamming the northeast and the mid midwest. if you thought the last big storm was bad, what's about to hit is much, much worse. up to a foot of snow is expected in some areas of rhode island and massachusetts tonight. 8 to 10 inches right here in new york city. governors across the northeast have the already declared states of emergency. and we'll get to the that...